Scripture Untangled

Season 14: Episode 9 | John Pellowe | How Do You Know Where God is Leading You?

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• How John’s faith journey moved from awe of God to friendship with Jesus and learning to follow the Holy Spirit.
• Discerning God’s call and how an unexpected career path prepared him for Christian ministry and leadership.
• How Christian organizations can operate differently when Biblical theology, rather than secular practices, forms their foundation.
• A thought-provoking leadership question: If Jesus came to work in your organization, would He want to stay?
• Why the Bible is essential not only for Christian belief but also for practical, everyday decision-making.

Rev. Dr. John Pellowe

Serving CCCC and its members as CEO since 2003, John’s passion is to help Christian churches and agencies become increasingly exemplary, healthy, effective, and distinctively Christian ministries. He believes God’s blessings flow when theology drives strategy and organizational activity and when staff members enjoy a vibrant, daily, personal experience of God in the workplace.

John loves bringing the Bible to life for people through his devotionals, which have been published by Scripture Union’s The Story, World Vision Canada (in a book), Impactus (in its daily devotional series), and CCCC (through 70 staff devotionals for CCCC members found in the God’s Workplace section of its website).

John supports churches and other ministries through his books: The Church at Work, Serving as a Board Member, and The Board’s Most Important Relationship. In a book on charity law, he also documented significant research on the public benefit of religion, and Christianity in particular. His passion for helping churches and Christian agencies fulfill their missions led him to create an organizational design model that is the basis for The Studio, a service through which ministry leaders strengthen their organizations for long-term sustainability and mission fulfillment. Ordained by the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada, John has served as pastor, treasurer, deacon, and elder. He enjoys good conversation, hearing others tell their stories, and reading. He loves to play classical music on the organ, and his music can be enjoyed on his YouTube channel.

Learn more about John Pellowe:

Canadian Centre for Christian Charities
YouTube

Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling

Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling was the Senior Minister of Timothy Eaton Memorial United Church in Toronto, one of Canada’s largest United Church congregations and was responsible for leadership and administration at Timothy Eaton from 1998 until his more recent retirement. Overseeing staff, providing visionary leadership, acting as the public representative of over 1,500 members and managing a dynamic and ever-evolving ministry to the city of Toronto and beyond.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Law from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, a Master of Divinity from the Atlantic School of Theology in Halifax, Nova Scotia and a Doctor of Ministry in preaching from Acadia Divinity College, Wolfville, Nova Scotia. In 2008, Wycliffe College, Toronto, recognized his contribution to preaching with an honorary Doctor of Divinity.

Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling is now the Ambassador for the Canadian Bible Society building relationships with churches, academic institutions and individuals across Canada.